Hundreds of homes destroyed by Colorado wildfires

A burnt out car sits in front of a smoldering home Friday, Dec. 31, 2021, in Superior, Colo. An estimated 580 homes, a hotel and a shopping center have burned and tens of thousands of people were evacuated in wind-fueled wildfires outside Denver, officials said Thursday evening. (AP Photo/Brittany Peterson)

At least 500 homes are thought to have been destroyed by wind-fuelled wildfires outside Denver, officials said, but there are no known deaths.

Tens of thousands of Colorado residents driven out by the fires are discovering what is left standing of their lives after the flames burned hundreds of homes, a hotel and a shopping centre.